2011 P1 Registration Exercise for 2012 In-Take

[i3mum]

HI alng,


That's good. Just have to pray hard.

alng:

Hi i3mum,
Fortunately, yes I have a backup plan, which is an equally competitive school at phase 2b. Expecting to ballot too so crossing my fingers now. Praying hard now.

[alng]

Pen88n:

Is Pioneer or Xingnan near your place? Maybe can consider those as back-ups for P2C. At least it ensures you get a place in P2C phase and not till P2C supp

Hi Pen88n,

Pioneer is within 1 km but I am not sure about Xingnan. I am within 1 km of the popular Westgrove but the chance of getting in at phase 2C 1 km is less than 50%. Not too sure if my heart can take that kind of excitement! LOL

[SAHM_TAN]

hot:

Dear all,


If applicants under P2B not successful, are they given privileged in P2C?
I assumed so, since phases are prioritise based on nearest to furthest btw home to school.

Hmm.. heart sank looking at Nam Hua

thks

There will be no privilege for applicants who are not successful in P2B (in the event of balloting). They can still apply under P2C but if demand is more than supply then the distance criteria will come into play, <1km, 1-2km and >2km

[qms]

hot:

Dear all,


If applicants under P2B not successful, are they given privileged in P2C?
I assumed so, since phases are prioritise based on nearest to furthest btw home to school.

Hmm.. heart sank looking at Nam Hua

thks

No. When it comes to P2C, the only way to have a higher chance of getting into the school is based on distance.

[Pen88n]

hot:

Dear all,


If applicants under P2B not successful, are they given privileged in P2C?
I assumed so, since phases are prioritise based on nearest to furthest btw home to school.

Hmm.. heart sank looking at Nam Hua

thks

Unfortunately no privilege for P2C. P2c is purely based on distance from school. If you are under P2B and beyond 2km thus can't get in, and P2C is filled with applicants within 1km, you will not even have a chance to ballot.

[alng]

This is my estimation for Nanhua this year:

Total - 240
Phase 1 - 109
Phase 2A - 70 (average of 2010 and 2009)
Phase 2B - 31
Phase 2C – 30

Anyone knows the number of PVs this year? I try to call the school but the person in charge is in a meeting. I am not sure if they will give me the number.

[Pen88n]

alng:

Pen88n:

Is Pioneer or Xingnan near your place? Maybe can consider those as back-ups for P2C. At least it ensures you get a place in P2C phase and not till P2C supp

Hi Pen88n,

Pioneer is within 1 km but I am not sure about Xingnan. I am within 1 km of the popular Westgrove but the chance of getting in at phase 2C 1 km is less than 50%. Not too sure if my heart can take that kind of excitement! LOL

If you do not get Rulang in P2B, then you have 2 choices:
(1) ballot at Westgrove for P2C whereby chances based on last year is less than 3 in 1 abt 30% only
(2) apply for Pioneer in P2C and get a CO based on last year's stats

Note: if you want to go to Pioneer under P2C supp (if unsuccessful in Westgrove P2C ballot), chances is need to ballot at P2C supp for under 1km too.

[alng]

Anyone has any comments on Dazhong? From stats, this school is not popular at all. Why is the school so unpopular?

[hot]

Meaning that after P2B, unsuccessful PV <2km will be treated as ordinary applicants in P2C. Haiz… lakee sian…


But I find this way is not fair le… since priority is given to nearest to furthest in P2B, should they being push out of P2B, they should be logically given privileged and also taken into account that they have contributed 40hr n above to school. Anyone agree with me ?

[Pen88n]

hot:

Meaning that after P2B, unsuccessful PV <2km will be treated as ordinary applicants in P2C. Haiz.. lakee sian…


But I find this way is not fair le.. since priority is given to nearest to furthest in P2B, should they being push out of P2B, they should be logically given privileged and also taken into account that they have contributed 40hr n above to school. Anyone agree with me ?

Actually PV is already given opportunity. In the unfortunate scenario of PV and grassroots exceeding number of vacancies in P2B, then there will be ballot conducted based on distance. If PV is given priority again in P2C, then it will be back to earlier case of no vacancies for students staying nearby schoool.

If those of you remembered previous time # of vacancies was moved from one phase to another and ended up with lots of PVs and grassroots and no more vacancies for those staying nearby - how fair is this then? This is the reason why the new ruling came out to split the leftover vacancies equally for P2B and P2C to ensure there is cap for # of PVs and those staying nearby has opportunity too.